Matt Singer is the managing editor and film critic of the website ScreenCrush.com. For five years, he was the on-air host of IFC News on the Independent Film Channel, hosting coverage of film festivals and red carpets around the world. He’s been a frequent contributor to the television shows CBS This Morning Saturday and Ebert Presents At the Movies, and his writing has also appeared in print and online at The Village Voice, The Dissolve, and Indiewire.
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Pete Davidson ‘SNL’ Joke Draws Controversy, Kenan Thompson Says He ‘Missed the Mark’
Fellow ‘SNL’ cast member Kenan Thompson also says Davidson’s joke about Congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw ‘missed the mark.’
Say ‘HELLLOOOOOO!’ to a ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Broadway Musical
The beloved Robin Williams comedy is the latest movie headed to the stage.
The Last Blockbuster Video Now Has Its Own Beer
A Bend, Oregon brewer is celebrating its local Blockbuster - the last in the US - with a new black ale.
MoviePass Wants to Acquire Its Own Movies
The movie theater subscription services wants to get into the movie-making business next.
Bill Clinton’s Upcoming Novel ‘The President Is Missing’ Headed to Showtime
‘The President Is Missing,’ due in stores in June 2018, will become a series for the cable TV network
‘Red Sparrow’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Is a Black Widow
Lawrence stars as a Russian secret agent who specializes in seducing men in the new thriller from director Francis Lawrence (no relation).
15 Lines We Never Want to Hear in a Movie Again
Last week, I got so sick of hearing a particular line of dialogue — “This isn’t a movie! This is real life!” — that I wrote a piece about it. While finishing it, I teased the article on Twitter by sharing the headline and inviting my followers to guess what line ha…
Say ‘Beetlejuice’ Three Times and It Might Become a Broadway Show
The current Broadway listings read like a video store restock list: Aladdin, The Color Purple, Finding Neverland, Holiday Inn, Kinky Boots, The Lion King, Matilda, School of Rock, and more. Movies are big business on Broadway, and there are more adaptations coming all the time; upcoming movie-based …
Watch ‘Last Week Tonight’ Explain Hollywood Whitewashing in Four Minutes
There’s not shortage of controversy around this year’s Oscars. But there is a shortage of roles for people of color in Hollywood — or at least that’s the argument that tends to get made by those who think that it’s not fair to blame the Academy of Motion Picture Ar…
Netflix Is Raising Their Prices…Again
Chill, Netflix.
The cost of a Netflix subscription is getting a 10% hike. In the short term, only new subscribers are affected; they’ll now pay $9.99 for the standard monthly streaming plan, up a dollar from the previous $8.99 price...
The cost of a Netflix subscription is getting a 10% hike. In the short term, only new subscribers are affected; they’ll now pay $9.99 for the standard monthly streaming plan, up a dollar from the previous $8.99 price...
Watch Jon Stewart’s Powerful Response to the Charleston Shooting
We are going to miss Jon Stewart.
‘Blackhat’ Review: The Mann-liest Hacker Movie Ever
On the list of uncinematic activities, computer hacking has to rank near the top, somewhere between small-business accounting and taking a nap. It’s tedious, static, and solitary work, and what little’s interesting about it is largely incomprehensible to those without advanced degrees …